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1863 Half Eagle Proof-66 Star Ultra Cameo
NGC PR-66 Star Ultra Cameo
With the election of Abraham Lincoln in November of 1860, the talk of secession began in earnest and the prospect of Civil War became ever more apparent. April 12, 1861 brought the first shots on Fort Sumter by the Confederacy and the War Between the States officially began. Despite the national [...]
1865 $10 Eagle NGC PR-67 Ultra Cameo
The Finest Known
From an original mintage of a mere 25 pieces, there are most likely fewer than 12 currently in existence.By far this is the finest known example of the last year of issue for the No Motto series of Gold Eagles. We were struck at the near total lack of information about this date, [...]
1871 Seated Dollar Proof-67 Ultra Cameo
NGC PR-67 Ultra Cameo
During the first term of President Ulysses S. Grant and with post Civil-War “Reconstruction” proceeding in full force, the Philadelphia mint issued just 960 proof seated dollars for collectors in 1871.Over the years through miss-handling, circulation and other mishaps, very few have survived in high grades. Today this piece ranks right at [...]
1873 Seated Dollar Proof-68 Ultra Cameo
NGC PR-68 Ultra Cameo
At the beginning of President Ulysses S. Grant’s second term, the Philadelphia mint issued just 600 proof seated dollars for collectors in what would be the last year of the Liberty Seated Dollar series.The standard silver dollar would not be issued again until 1878 with the appearance of the world famous Morgan [...]
1874 Double Eagle PR-64 STAR Ultra Cameo
NGC PR-64 Ultra Cameo STAR
Proof gold is perhaps the most coveted of all American coinage and proof Double Eagles are the rarest and most desired of all.Of the 20 pieces coined in 1874, only ONE has survived to be graded PF64 along with the premium designation of “Deep” or “Ultra” Cameo! Further, there is but [...]
1879 $4 “Flowing Hair” Stella NGC PR-68 Ultra Cameo
PF68 Ultra-Cameo NGC - Finest Known
The “Stella” is one of the legendary coins of American numismatics. It was created to compete with metric world gold coins of the same weight which widely circulated at the time, but was never placed into service.
Officially it is a pattern and stories abound as to how these found [...]
1880 $10 Eagle Proof-66 Ultra Cameo
NGC PR-66 Ultra Cameo
Proof gold is perhaps the most coveted of all American coinage and proof Eagles are always in demand. Of the scant 36 pieces coined in 1880, only ONE has survived to be graded PF66 along with the premium designation of “Deep” or “Ultra” Cameo.Further, there are no 65s and just one PF64 [...]
1881 $10 Eagle Proof-66 Ultra Cameo
NGC PR-66 Ultra Cameo
Proof gold is perennially the most coveted of all American coinage and proof Eagles are always in demand among advanced collectors.Of the scant 40 pieces coined in 1881, only ONE has survived to be graded PF66 along with the premium designation of “Deep” or “Ultra” Cameo.Further, there are no others presently certified [...]
1882 $20 NGC PR-65 Ultra Cameo
Proof Double Eagle - Ultra Cameo
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1883 $2.50 Quarter Eagle NGC PR-66 Ultra Cameo - CAC
Original Mintage of Only 82 Coins - CAC Stickered
Most quarter eagles of the 1880s are low mintage issues, such as the 1883, with a business strike production of 1,920 coins and a proof mintage of just 82 more.While this was actually the highest proof production for the denomination in over two decades, many numismatic scholars [...]
